Thursday, October 23, 2014

[142] Chili’s supports good taste in clothes with good tasting food for MTSU benefit

MURFREESBORO — A
major restaurant franchise is giving back some of its profits to fund an MTSU
student service.

For each special flyer presented Monday, Oct. 20, at the
Chili’s at 755 N.W. Broad St. in Murfreesboro, the restaurant will donate 10
percent of the proceeds to Raiders’ Closet.

The closet’s founder, Dr. Virginia Hemby-Grubb, will be at
the restaurant to hand out fliers to customers as they walk in.

Hemby-Grubb, a professor in the Department of Business
Communication and Entrepreneurship, created Raiders’ Closet to provide students
with gently used professional attire to wear on job interviews.

“Raiders’ Closet will always be in need of gently used
professional suits, accessories and monetary donations because, each time a
student secures a suit from our inventory, we must replace it with another
suit,” Hemby-Grubb said.

“The give-back event with Chili’s on Oct. 20 will ensure
that Raiders’ Closet has funds available with which to replenish our
inventory.”

The closet, which is located in Room 327 of the Keathley
University Center, allows students to try on items and keep them free of
charge. It depends on both clothing donations and monetary donations to sustain
itself.

The Oct. 20 give-back is good only at the Northwest Broad
St. Chili’s location from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and is good for all food and
non-alcoholic beverage sales.